Planets and Moons  ID: 4155

LRO and the Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Shadow View

Visualizations by Ernie Wright Released on April 7, 2014
In the early morning hours of April 15, 2014, the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse, the first of four that are visible in the Western Hemisphere in the next two years. This animation shows the changing appearance of the Moon as it travels into and out of the Earth’s shadow, along with the times at various stages. Versions of the animation have been created for each of the four time zones of the contiguous United States.

All of North and South America will see this eclipse, and you won’t need special equipment to see it. Just stay up late, go outside and look up!

The penumbra is the part of the Earth’s shadow where the Sun is only partially covered by the Earth. The umbra is where the Sun is completely hidden.

The animation includes the position of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. LRO is powered by sunlight, but during the eclipse, it will have to rely on its battery for almost three hours.
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Universal Time (UT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse. Includes LRO's orbital motion.
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Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse. Includes LRO's orbit.
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Central Daylight Time (CDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse. Includes LRO's orbit.
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Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse. Includes LRO's orbit.
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Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse. Includes LRO's orbit.
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The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram. Dates, times, and LRO's orbit are omitted.
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The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra. Shows LRO's orbit. Frames include an alpha channel.
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The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra. LRO's orbit is omitted. Frames include an alpha channel.
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The star field that appears behind the Moon during totality. The Moon is in Virgo. Because of the narrow field of view, no easily recognized stars are visible here; Spica is just out of frame toward the lower right.
 

Related

Lunar Eclipses and the Moon's Orbit
LRO and the Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Telescopic View
Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014 As Viewed from the Moon
Understanding Lunar Eclipses
Need To Know: Lunar Eclipse and LRO

For More Information

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/2014TotalLunarEclipse.html

Visualization Credits

Ernie Wright (USRA): Lead Animator
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
David Ladd (USRA): Producer
Michelle Handleman (USRA): Producer
John Keller (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Noah Petro (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Michelle Thaller (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)

Data Used:
LRO/LROC/WAC 643nm High Sun Global Mosaic
Mosaic
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JPL DE421 also referred to as: DE421
Ephemeris - NASA/JPL
Planetary ephemerides
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LRO/LOLA/Digital Elevation Map also referred to as: DEM
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This item is part of these series:
The Moon
LRO - Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> Eclipse
SVS >> Lunar Eclipse
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons